Possessive Adjectives

Form: I → my. Example: my book
Form: you → your (one person or more than one). Example: your car
Form: he → his. Example: his pen
Form: she → her. Example: her dress
Form: it → its (for an animal or a thing). Example: its tail
Form: we → our. Example: our house
Form: they → their (more than one person or thing). Example: their school

These words show whose thing it is. They go before a noun: my bag, her name.

The word does not change for one thing or many things: my book, my books.

Find the owner. Example: Anna has a brother. The owner is Anna (she).
Choose the word for the owner: she → her. Put it before the noun. Example: Her brother is tall.
Do not use a, an or the before it. Example: my bag, not the my bag.
Use the same word for one noun or many nouns. Example: my book, my books.

It's tail is long. → Its tail is long. Its means belonging to it. It's means it is.
You're book is here. → Your book is here. Your means belonging to you. You're means you are.
She is name is Anna. → Her name is Anna. Use her before a noun, not she is.
the my bag → my bag. Do not use a, an or the before these words.
This is mine book. → This is my book. Use my before a noun.
Anna has a brother. His brother is tall. → Anna has a brother. Her brother is tall. Choose the word for the owner (Anna), not for the brother.

my and mine: This is my book. / This book is mine. My goes before a noun. Mine has no noun after it.
its and it's: Its tail is long. / It's a big dog. Its shows whose thing it is. It's is short for it is.

Use these words before a noun when you say whose thing or person it is. Choose the word for the owner.

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